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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15
n CECIL COUNTY, MD. FRIDAY APRIL Is. 1887

An underground chamber such as is
proposed must be provided with means
for ventilation to keep Il air pure so
that draft can be made in it to carry
off the steam or sweat that any fruit
undergoes soon after picking. Bad
odors Of any kind spoil fruit. An old
-four barrel, with the remains of flour
on its sides to become musty, is about
the worst possible vessel to keep an.
plies in. Have seen fruit from such
quite unfit for use, they tasted like
mould.
An old way to keep apples and one
still used by many, is to bury them in
hole like potatoes. This has the
same objection. They taste of the
earth.
have now an outside cellar that [
have tried for two seasons where thew
keep as we'll as could be wished. They
do not wilt, as in dry house cellar,
and they can be kept from CONTAINING.
ton by not storing cabbages and
turnips in the same compartment.
They color up most beautifully in this
dark place and this improvement in
quality and appearance will more than
cover the cost of even a short storage.
Some years ago having large crop of
Fallowaters, that were not wanted at the
time they were gathered, some barrels
we're lowered into the ice house, where
they were left undisturbed for two
weeks or more, then draw up and sold
readily at nearly twice the price they
would have brought as picked in the
orchard.
l put some Of this same sort into my
fruit cellar this season and we have
been eating at them and have a few yet
and there was only small percentage
of loss from decay. With Tewksbury
Winter Blush put in at the same time
there has been very little loss and they
can be kept for two months yet.
| think | have demonstrated that
the fruit that our farmers
would have been glad to have
sold last fail at $l,00 per Dbl. or less,
could much of it have have been thus
stored, and all sold out before the end
of the year, at home, to our towns PEG
pie and store keepers at L very good
profit. G. b.
Colora, Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15

the lntormatlon practicable, every
grange in Montgo merry Prince Georges
and Howard counties have been asked
to select a member to meet the Execu.
tive Committee to canvass the situation.
The oranges 'in Fairfax and Loudon
counties, Virginia, will also be invited
to give their views.
The report of the Agency in Balti.
more was quite as favorable as was an
ticipated, showing in the amount of
business done the confidence felt in.
and the efficiency of, the Patrons
house.
There is but one Grange in Cecil,
that of E]kton, which we are assuered
is of much pecuniary advantage to its
members, and why the State Grange
does not push the work more and en-
deavor to increase the membership, BY
little missionary work is matter of
some surprise. Farmers are in a mood
at present when they feel more keenly
the dlscomforts Of their isolated oondi.
ton, and the need of a closer alliance
among themselves, than ever before;
and no better season for the steady ad.
vance of Grange work has ever present
ed itself than the present time. In the
Western States the Grange and Farm
ers a lianee have been the main source
whence the influence Of the farm inter
est has sprung, which is making itself
felt in congress lately, and these organ.
izations ought to be increased and null
tiplied every where
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15
Meetings Of County Commissioners

The regular meetings of the COUNTY
Commissioners will be held on the
second Tuesday of every month. Col
lectors and others having accounts to
be stated or settled will apply to the
Clerk during the recess of the Boar
Persons having Claims against the
county will please file the same in the
Commissioners Office, with a legal
voucher, as no account will be allowed
not properly chargeable to the same.
By order. JOHN S. ROSSELL. Clerk
Commissioners Cecil COUNTY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15
Raising Calves.

W hen cal i, three days old, it is
weaned and fed milk fresh from the
COW for two weeks when | commence
feeding half skim urlk mixed with half
pure milk, and thus feed twice day
until it is three weeks old. Then |
commence feeding oil meal, starting with
about tablespoonful once a day. |
scald the oil mca' in the morning for the
night feed, and let it stand during the
lay, when it will swell considerably and
appear like a lily, pour the milk
on 1t and stir tn roughly before feeding.
| feed thus for week, when | begin
feeding oil meal twice a day, and feed
wholly on skim.milk.
The calf is fed thus until it is two
months old, gradually increasing the
quantity OF oil meal, SO that when it is
Two months cd it will receive about
half pint daily | then begin feeding
1t dry meal (cora and OATS ground halt
and half) giyinl at first IA handful
day, and gradually increasing to pint.
| usually keep my calves on this
feed until they are about six months
old, when | drop The oil meal and feed
the dry meal until can feed green corn
fodder. when | stop that also.
The calf is given good clover hay
when it is two weeks old, and has ac-
cess to it at all times until turned out
to grass. | have grown Short Horn
calves by this method that have weigh
ed all the way from 800 to | 200 lbs.
when they We're a year old. G II. G.
in Country Gentleman.
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Heman, We ex ract the following ac-
count Of the operation by young Illi-
nois farmer. To take the horns off of
valuable bull is the best way to shun
all danger:
"Whe we dishorned our cattle,
they did not seem to mind it much.
The older the animal the less it appears
to hurt. The proper time to dishorn is
when the animal is about six or seven
weeks old, by removing with sharp
knife the button of the horn little
back in the skin. To dishorn old cat.
tie, set four posts SO that The animals
neck will fit up to the front post like
collar to horses neck, and the hind
posts so set that ross-piece behind
will keep, him from backing out, and
side-pieces from twisting around. Then
place cross pieces above and below the
neck to keep the head steady. Put
rope around the head, fasten the head
firmly to the right post and saw off the
left horn close to the head. 1t is bet
ter to saw back ef the skin about half
an inch. Then unfasten the head, fas-
ten to left post, and saw off the right
horn.
We put nothing on our cattle-just
turned them loose and let them 20.
They did not bleed over spoonful to
the horn.
Only two of our cattle "boo-b oo-ed;"
they were the Short Horn bull and
yearling steer. The COWS went right
to the watering tub and drank, and
then off to the slalk-feld as if nothing
had happened. That evening when
they came up remarked to my father
that we had the most mules / ever
saw They have hever.missed feed,
and the underlings crowd up to the
sides Of the master ones and drink and
eat.
The other day one of them tried to
do some grand hooking, but made as
grand q failure. This evening the same
heiter tried to do some more hooking
and failed, but the look in her eye
seemed to say, FL had horn, how l
would gore you'll
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15
Dehorning Cattle.

The practice Of taking the horns off
Of cattle is gaining in favor among
Western faaBaIs The great surprise
is to find that saving the horns off old
cattle is attended with scarcely any pain
or bleeding. From the Country Gen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15
NOTICE
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on the
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
heir vouchers few days before Court.
Test: R. E. LAMAR, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-15

Whatever we may as individuals
think OF our own prosperity, it is
fact demonstrated by official reports
that farming is not paying and has not
been paying for several years. But
while that is true it is also fact that
our railroad managers have been get
ting rapidly richer and richer every
moment OF the time. 1t stands to rea-
son that there must be something
wrong in such condition of things
and the only way to right the wneRg
is for every Individual to demand that
everything shall be conducted accord
ing to justice, honor and honesty. All
will be better off in the end whatever
the immediate effect seems to be.
A method of improving stock has
been adopted in some localities which
might be put into more general prac-
tice among farmers Of lesssmeans. A
neighborhood forms stocko company
with 4 small capital sufficient at FIRST
to buy single thoroughbred stallion,
or bull, or both. The number of shares
man may own indicates the number
of times he caH have the free service
OF the ami anal. Those who own no in
terest in the animals, pay cash for the
use of them. The patronage of out
siders will often more than pay the
cost Of keeping the animals. This
method opens way for the improve
ment of stock in localities where no
single farmer feels able to purchase
,uch an animal as he desires.
The following report. of Holstein cat.
tie was published in one ofthe daily paper
during the winter the exact date does
not matter, the point is to show the
beef qualities of these cattle, their re-
markable milking records being con.
coded. -.
The beef from the Holstein cattle
rom the Records Farms (which were
slaughtered at the North Philadelphia
stock yards on Monday was placed .on
sale at John Ridey's stalls iu the Farm
ers Market, and the splendid meat at
tracted much attention, The four
steers and the heifer made more pounds
Of dressed beef for their age than any
cattle ever killed in Philadelphia The
hive and dead weight and the number
OF pounds dressed to the 100 pounds of
1--we meat were as follows: Steers No. l.
1915, 500 and 81; No 2-1450, $40,
and 60; No. 3-l5bO, 978 aud 63. No.
4-l35O $50 and SO; the heifer-l500
996 and Sc; the cow-l725, 1lO4 and :
81 The total live weight was 1850
pounds and the dead weigh! 5077 lbs
The following figures show the weight
by quarters, the first two being the
hind and the last two the fore quartsrs:
Steer No. l-2l8, I'll, 2S6. 234 No.
2-2l3, 2l0, 25s. 261; No. 1920, 224,
268, 266j No. 4-202, 1877, .225 .228;
he heiler-224, 233, 270, 269; the
cow-255, 254, 296, 299.
rAo
, 1887-06-04
A GREAT FINANCIAL RECORD.

On the 31st of August, 1865, that is, at
the close of the war of the rebellion, the
public debt of the United States was So.
755,995, 2l5, and The annual interest charge
was $l51,832,051, the average rate on the
bonded Indebtedness being over 6 per cent.
On the 4th of March 1885, when the re-
publican party went out Of power, the
public debt was 81, 400, 923, $50, and the
annual interest charge was $47, 013 $40,
the rate of interest being reduced to all
average of but little over 3 per cent, on
the interest bearing debt. Besides this
there was erS40O, 600, 600 in the treasury,
which reduced the actual debt to.
8 1000, 100000, and laws were in force,
made by republicans, which brought All
income more than sufficient to extin-
guish the debt by the time The bonds fell
due. In addition to the great achievements
of suppressing the greatest REBELLION ever.
known, and a~bolishing slavery, this finan.
cial accomplishment is worthy of note.
No party that ever existed has such a
wonderful and excellent Il financial record
as the republican party. And to add ID
little finish to the accomplishment, the
currency of the country was made uniform
and acceptable everywhere, a feature not
to be lost sigld of, by those who remem-
Der the days of the state bank bills and
counterfeit detectors-The Hartford Eren-
ing Post.
, 1887-06-04
'"THE TIMES" AND Mr.. PARNELL.
(1he Times, Monday, April 25.)

A week has elapsed since we placed before
the world a facsimile of Mr.. ParnelPs letter
on the Phoenix Park murders, apologizing for
his public denunciation Of the crime, depre-
eating the anger of some of his confederates,
and, while regretting the accident" of Lord
Frederick Cayendish's DEATH. affirming that
Burke got no more than his deserts" We
entertain not the slightest doubt that the
letter is a genuine one, and we have chaI-
lenged Mr.. Parnell to take the only course
by which the question can be thoroughly
tested. Mr.. Parnell has met the charge with
a simple denial, accompanied with much
strong language, and he is assured by Mr..
Gladstone, Sir William Harcourt, and other
leaders of the Opposition that it is. unneces-
sary for him to take any further steps to vim
dictate his character. So far as can be gath
, 1887-06-04

nosed a resolution expressing want of con-
iidence in tue Government. The motion
was rejected by 285 to l39. M. Rouvier
then demanded that the Chamber take the
order of tho day, which was carried by
384 to 156.
The Deputies of the Right assert that
without. their votes the Ministry has only
IL majority.
The Radical Left interpellated the
Governments, asking for % definition of its
plan. nj. Rouvier, in reply, stated that
the Government would pursue a firm aud
prudent policy. They would firmly apply
the existing laws on education. They pro-
posed to make a retrenchmeDt to the extent
of 10000, 900 of Francs and would compel
seminarists to perform military duty.
General Boulanger's farewell order de-
clares that the Army is equal to any test.
1t is stated that Admiral Jaures refused
to accept the ministry of Marine, expecting
u speedy return to power under NJ. de
Freycinet.
At a military f8te, the crowds demanded
General Boulanger's restoration. The
Police protected the Champs Elys6e, but
10 arrests were necessary.
London, June ~1St.-Sugar in stock on
the 2Sth ult. was $4,000 tons. Last year
325, 900 tons.
New 1Ork, June Zn0.-LonuOn NEWS
announces the death of Thomas Spencer
Baynes, professor of logic aud metapby-
sizes.
The Scotch yacht EThistle", which has
been built for the capture of the Americas
cup, has brilliantly defeated the yachts
"Irex'' and "GeneSta" by % minutes i'll %
six hours race on the Thames, over a 80
mile course. American yachtsmen concede
that there is great danger of losing the
Americas cup.
The political excitement in Paris is
subsiding. The Radical press denounce
the ROuvier Cabinet, while the COnServa-
tiveS are rejoicing over the rupture between
the OpportuniStS and Radicals.
1t is estimated that there are $50
Clemenceau deputies solid against NJ.
Rouvier.
A Berlin despatch states that there is
much rejoicing over the removal Of
General BOulanger.
At ali inaugural meeting of the Radical
Onion in Birmingham, Mr.. Chamberlain,
in the course of his address, urged the
formation of a new party, and regretted
the desertion of Sir George TreYelyan
when the fight was at its hottest. 1000
delegates were present, and the speeches
were bitterly anti, Gladstonlan.
1t is reported that Turkey has form
ally coded the island Of Cyprus to
England.
, 1887-06-04
O'BRIEN MOBBED.

Toronto, Ont, May 19-William O'Brien
and several friends started for a walk at
$50 o'clock last evening. A crowd of
about 200 rowdies had gathered around
the hotel, kissing, hooting and gToaning,
and for two minutes neither Mr.. OBrien
nor bis companions could step from the
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pressure was needed to force NOR perfect
union, and 1t came exactly at tho right time.
When the British parliament mot after tho
peace OF Versailles the liberal element pro-
posed renewal Of close intercourse with
America and "frce trade OH liberal princi-
pies" When asked what guarantees they
could secure, they were forced to reply that
they knew of no power to bind the separate
colonies; a reaction set in and ceased not till
Great Britain had adopted the most stringent
navigation laws and every practical method
of Gripping the trade of Americans. When
this was known in the states, the number OF
those who could ''think con,inentally" in
creased suddenly and rapidly. Virginia es-
pecially advanced toward extreme national
views Jefferson said that his first choice
would be no navigation laws, no distinction
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They an had the same language and substan-
TALLY the same literature; they all claimed
the liberties OF Englishmen and judged cases
upon the principles Of the English common
law; they were all planted by men who
longed for a larger liberty, and were all
swayed by the same necessities as against
wild nature and the Indians, and most Of all,
perhaps, the native born Americans were
similarly transformed from the European
type by breathing the air and seizng upon
the opportunities Of new continent. The
result was apparent in this the animosities
of the Seventeenth century between Puritan
and Quaker, and Yankee and Dutchman,
Protestant and Catholic had yielded so
rapidly that in the middle of the Eighteenth
century but trace remained; Catholic
Charles Carroll, Liberal Stephen Hopkins
and Free Thinking Puritan Franklin
joined in the public devotons without
hesitation, and the new conner from Europe
remarked with amazement that there was
already the one American type, with local
variations less than marked the counties of
England, from Boston to Savannah. While
the Lnconshreman still laughed at the
"babble' of the Cornishman, and both OF
them regarded the Yorkshireman as an "out-
languidged vurriner," it was but barely pos
sible (and seldom that in the continental con-
gress to distinguish the accents of the Geor-
gan and the Bostonian. The written Ian
guage was absolutely one; the most acute
critic cannot decide by the internal evidence
in which colony any document of that time
was produced. The same books were read,
and often exchanged the length of a CONT
nent and at the foot of the Blue Ridge as at
the head of the Hudson were many men like
Madison and Jefferson, of powerful intellects
and of vast and varied reading. The Amer
leans were one far more truly than the Eng
lish of that day and more than the English
and Scotch now are
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How the Maracaibans Live.

Going ashore early before sunrise, our first
visit was made to the market place to see
what Maracaibans live upon. A better and
cheaper market would be hard to find. Ex-
celent beef, goat, pork and fowls averaged
ten cents pound, and all varieties of tropical
fruits abounded at corresponding prices. Tied
together III punches were great green lizards
two or three feet long, with brown warts all
over them and vicious black beads of eyes.
They snapped at us like dogs as we passed,
and when teased with n stick chung to it like
bull terriers. These were iguanas, whose de-
licious white flesh is eagerly eaten by all
classes 1t tastes like chicken, but is more
delicate OF course considerable hunger
would be needed to make them appetizing to
a stranger who should recognize them in a
a stew. Farther on an animal with head and
tail like a rat, feet like an alligator and coat
of mail like an ironcad man of wcr was tied
to post. Upon receiving a poke it rolled
itself promptly into a ball, head and all being
quite covered by its plates, and thus detied
further attack. This was an armadillo, also
tidbit when properly stewed or roasted
Monkeys were scarce in the market: and
the old school book fable of travellers making
use of them to get cocoanuts from lofty trees,
by shying stones up at them and lodging
nuts that came down in return, came to mind
as 1 watched the antics of few of these poor
brutes waiting their turn to be sold The
fact is, monkeys are very shy of their human
cousins, and retreat from civilization with
all speed. Cocoanut trees do not grow wild,
but require careful cultivation and constant
care, being planted for profit or for orna-
ment near houses; so that b monkey is almost
as likely to be found upon an apple tree as on
cocoa palm. And owners of plantations
would probably welcome any stranger,
whether two or four handed, who attempted
to steal their fruit, very much in the same
manner as they would with u.s. fear that
the story of monkey usefulness is exaggera-
ted, not to say mythical.-Dr. w. F. Hutch
nson in American Magazine.
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A Couple of Stirring Scenes.

In the earlier days of Colorado mining
camps there We're some very stirring scenes
and adventures, and the tender feet were
broken in without much ceremony sometimes.
I remember visiting certain camp when it
very first night. He was in the bed next to
mine in the tent, and about midnight an order
came for him to get up, as he was wanted.
He was asked to lose no time, as he was to be
summarily tried for having shot man. I
Jumped up and declared that the man was
innocent, but l was shown the muzzle of
forty two caliber and told to lie down. How
ever, as there was no help for it, l said /
would accompany the accused, who was
nearly frightened out of his wits We went
down to one who was styled "the justice"
and the complaint was lodged that the
prisoner had shot a man. AS he could say
nothing in his own behalf, l spoke for him,
and stated that at the time the shooting was
said to have occurred the accused was soundly
sleeping Just then a stranger appeared and
announced that he did the shooting, and
proved that it was in self defense, and the
matter was all settled.
Next day we were treated to a little fun"
A tin can was tied to an unwelcome visitors
coat tail and he was told to git He lost
no time in striking a two-forty gait, and as
he flew down the road the can dangling be-
hind him was mark for all the rest of the
boys to "take crack at" More than one Of
them hit the can, too, and l am not sure but
that made it culver myself We thought it
was very funny, and so did the poor victim
Trumbull in Globe-Demo-